Bureau Veritas: Q3 sales of 1.13 billion euros (+3.8%).

Four of the six divisions reported organic growth; Certification showed the best performance (+5.2%), alongside building & Infrastructures (+4.0%), consumer goods (+3.7%) and food & raw materials (+3.1%), driven by agri-food and metals & minerals, the group said.

External growth reached +1.6%. Four acquisitions have been made since the beginning of the year, representing annualised turnover of 100 million euros, supporting growth Initiatives in the building & Infrastructure, agri-food and SmartWorld segments.